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I'm not sure what category to put this post into. This morning I put a steamer pot on the stove with a little water in it to steam some carrots. About 20 minutes later, I was upstairs in my office and my cat came in screaming bloody murder and wouldn't stop yelling. I looked at him and tried to calm
him down, but he just kept yelling at me. I started to walk towards him and he took a few steps toward the door and looked over his shoulder and yelped. I moved in his direction and he took a few more steps, looked over his shoulder and yelped again. So I followed him down the hallway with him turning around every few steps to make sure I was following. When I got to the stairs I smelled something burning. Then I remembered the pot so I ran to the kitchen. There was a lot of smoke, but I have the kind of smoke alarm that ignores kitchen mishaps so the alarm hadn't gone off. I turned off the stove and took the pot off the burner. The water had boiled out and the pot had a thick coating of black ash on the inside and was smoking like crazy.

I have never seen a cat do anything like that before. When I looked at him a few minutes later he was in the dining room washing his face, completely calm. I swear that cat was warning me that I was in danger. Weird but true.

Here's my little hero in the photo below.

TheoryNumber3 8 Dec 28
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Good kitty!

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Good Kitty.

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Kitty could use some catnip!

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Great story! Thanks for sharing! I'm so glad he warned you and there was no damage.

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"Pet pictures and discussion"

"Feline Fanatics"

Kitty deserves a reward!

He got extra treats. Then he hissed at me

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My dogs alerted me when my house caught fire, but it’s amazing that a cat did it that’s way cool. Good kitty. ❤️

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Good kitty. Give him a hug and extra treat.

I'm not allowed to hug him (he was a feral I rescued) but he did get extra treats

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Glad you had a good outcome.
For those who like cats, this is a rather fun group to join [agnostic.com]

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Black cats are the best! Glad you are both alright...

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They are very sensitive to smell....it was getting right up his nose and he had to let you know! ?

You're probably right. It was probably more of a reprimand than a warning! The whole house smelled like burning pot, and not the good kind

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I think we need to see more photos of hero kitteh... 🙂

Here he is with his best friends

@TheoryNumber3 He's a tuxedo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤

@Qualia Yep. Very formal when doing safety checks

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What an awesome cat!!!
Yes animals are very smart. Glad it wasn't worse.

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Animals are quite amazing sometimes. Put on the Pets group page.

I didn't know there was one. Thanks

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He was in danger too, and smoke could be a lot more hurtful to a cats eyes/nose than ours. So although he was being smart in fetching you, maybe it was not being all that unselfish.

Someone else mentioned that. They are a little narcissistic 🙂

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Good cat!!!!

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